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Experimental study of a microsecond-pulsed cold plasma jet

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Cold plasma jets at atmospheric pressure have become the standard reactors used for treatment of various biosamples and other application. The object of this experimental study is one such reactor powered by a short-pulse voltage with a rise time ≈400 ns, operating with helium gas. The main aim of the investigation was to obtain the data on the jet streamer space–time development and plasma parameters near the target. Axial and radial structure was examined along with gas temperature and electric field above the target. Results show a comparably fast streamer progression (105 m/s) with strong electric field in the period of maximum current (33 kV/cm). These characteristic features can be attributed to the fast rise of the voltage pulse.

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This manuscript has associated data in a data repository. [Authors’ comment: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.]

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Preliminary results of this study were partially presented at the conference SPIG 2020 as a poster presentation, and published in the conference proceedings. This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia within the projects 451-03-47/2023-01/ 200162 and /200128.

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  1. Institute of Industrial Ecology and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310007, China

    S. Mashayekh, Z. Liu & K. Yan

  2. University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

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  3. University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physics, 11001, Belgrade, Serbia

    G. B. Sretenović, B. M. Obradović & M. M. Kuraica

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Mashayekh, S., Cvetanović, N., Sretenović, G.B. et al. Experimental study of a microsecond-pulsed cold plasma jet. Eur. Phys. J. D 77, 115 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-023-00692-8

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